Joseph Vinoy

Joseph Vinoy
Joseph Vinoy
Born(1803-08-10)10 August 1803
Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs, France
Died27 April 1880(1880-04-27) (aged 76)
Paris, France
Allegiance Bourbon Restoration
July Monarchy
French Second Republic
Second French Empire
BranchFrench Army
Service years1823–?
RankGénéral de Division
ConflictsConquest of Algeria
Crimean War
Franco-Prussian War
AwardsLegion of Honour (Grand Chanceliers)

Joseph Vinoy (French pronunciation: [ʒozɛf vinwa]; 10 August 1803 – 27 April 1880) was a French soldier, who commanded the French capital's defenses during the siege of Paris in the course of the Franco-Prussian War.

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